Prominence
Making prominence your aim is like building a skyscraper without laying foundations: you might make something tall, but it’s unlikely to last and it will… Read More »Prominence
Starting Out
Velcro, geckos, and making friends
Some ideas for strengthening your connections within a group of people or scene: Have good, generous intentions. Show up to serve or share where it’s… Read More »Velcro, geckos, and making friends
Champion (2)
Noun 2 A person who vigorously supports or defends a person or cause.‘he became the determined champion of a free press’2.1 historical A knight who fought… Read More »Champion (2)
Marc Andreessen: the test
More from Marc Andreessen’s brilliant interview on The Moment with Brian Koppelman. This time: how breaking into the network in order to get funding isn’t… Read More »Marc Andreessen: the test
Asal dapur ngebul*
Indonesian saying. “As long as the kitchen is smoking.” Um… “As long as there’s smoke from the kitchen (fireplace).” ? “As long as the hearth… Read More »Asal dapur ngebul*
Eric Schmidt on the tech scene
Here’s more on ‘scenius’ – this time from Eric Schmidt: The world is much smaller than it seems. If you’re an outsider looking at our… Read More »Eric Schmidt on the tech scene
Ben Horowitz – The Hard Thing About Hard Things
This is a great cut-the-crap book about management and building a company. It’s most relevant to the the tech world, but there are plenty of… Read More »Ben Horowitz – The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Seth Godin: freelancing and the hard work of being an entrepreneur
Freelancers get paid when they work. Using our own fingers, our own skills, we do the work. So when I’m making a podcast, it’s me.… Read More »Seth Godin: freelancing and the hard work of being an entrepreneur
Cohort
Seth Godin talks quite a lot about cohorts: “The people who get you. The ones who have been through it with you. Who see you.”… Read More »Cohort
The Daily
If you haven’t, go and read Seth Godin’s posts here and here. It sounds hard, but daily turns out to be easier than weekly or… Read More »The Daily